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Bonnie Zima

Bonnie Zima, M.D.

Dr. Zima's research focuses on level of unmet need for mental health services among high-risk child populations with limited access to care (homeless, foster care, juvenile hall) as well as the quality of care for children served in publicly-funded primary and specialty mental health care settings. A current project involves developing and evaluating models of delivery of services for children and their families, and through dissemination of information to consumers, researchers, providers, and policymakers.

Positions

  • Consultant, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
  • Director of Training, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA-NPI
  • Associate Director, Faculty Scholars Program, UCLA-NPI
  • Director, Research Program on Advancing the Treatment and Health of Children, UCLA Health Services Research Center

 

Education

  • M.D., 1984, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
  • M.P.H., 1991, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

 

Relevant Publications

  • Smith, K., Siddarh, P., Zima, B., Sankar, R., Mitchell, W., Gowrinathan, R., Shewmon & Caplan, R. (2007). Unmet mental health needs in pediatric epilepsy: Insights from providers. Epilepsy & Behavior, 11(3), 401-408.
  • McMillen, J.C., Fedoravicius, N., Rowe, J., Zima, B. & Ware, N. (2007). A crisis of credibility: Professionals' concerns about the psychiatric care provided to clients of the child welfare system. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34(3), 203-212.
  • Bussing, R., Zima B., Mason, D., Hou, Wei., Garvan, C.W. & Forness, S. (2005). Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychoparmacology, 15(1), 78-87.
  • Bussing, R., Zima, B., Gary, F. A., Mason, D. M., Leon, C. E., Sinha, K., & Garvan, C. W. (2003). Social networks, caregiver strain, and utilization of mental health services among elementary school students at high risk for ADHD. Journal of American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 42, 842-850.
  • Bhatara, V., Feil, M., Hoagwood, K., Vitiello, B., & Zima, B. T. (2004). National trends in concomitant psychotropic medication with stimulants in pediatric visits: practice versus knowledge. Journal of Attention Disorders, 7, 217-225.

 

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